Name your all-time three favorite novels, in order. No more than three, please

Cafe Society
101

The Milagro Beanfield War, John Nichols

Still Life with Woodpecker, Tom Robbins

The Fool’s Progress, Edward Abbey

102

Ah, I wondered if & should’ve sensed a fellow Doper would have my #1 somewhere on their list & am honored to see a fellow afficionado of the unique quasi*psychedelia of Tom Robbins.

My List:

  1. Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins
  2. Neuromancer - William Gibson
  3. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
103
  1. Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig
  2. Shogun by James Clavell
  3. The Sheriff of Nottingham by Richard Kluger
104

In no particular order:

The Golden Globe by John Varley

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

105

This one missed my list by a cat whisker.

(and I’m aware lots of folks hate it.)

mmm

106

I was living in Budapest at the time I read it – among the expats a little personal library system developed, and I was browsing a friend’s bookshelf and found the title intriguing. I had never heard of the book before and went into it completely blind, except for reading the blurb on the back cover. Funny as hell, and I could just not put that down, but I do tend to like stories with protagonists/narrators one would not typically identify with. (Also, see: Lolita).

Might be worth a reread soon. But I’ve also lately been tempted to reread Hitchhiker’s Guide and see if it’s still as funny some 30 years on.